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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
acted
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
addition
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From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
angel
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From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
approached
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From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
attractions
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
bill
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
business
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
character
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
company
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From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
day
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From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
Dent
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From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
depressing
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
doubt
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
drawn
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
eloquencenounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
entertainer
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From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
entranced
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
evening
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
explained
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From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
family
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From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
fear
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From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
find
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From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
Finsbury
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
fortified
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
future
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
guaranteed
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
guest
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From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
hand
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
hard
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
harmless
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
hour
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From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
information
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
jocularity
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
led
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From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
lodger
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From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
lodger's
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
made
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From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
Michael
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
more
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From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
now
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
other
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
person
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From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
Pitman
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From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
pleasures
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
portrait
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
prevailing
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
progressively
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
rejoiced
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From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
reluctance
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From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
reviewed
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
revived
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
rose
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From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
sat
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
smiled
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
spice
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
sponsor
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
studio
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
Sunday
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From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
tea
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day before (it should be explained) an addition had been made to his family in the person of a lodger.
toilet
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
usual
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From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
vastly
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From this reading At tea he had been vastly pleased; till hard on one in the morning he had sat entranced by eloquence and progressively fortified with information in the studio; and now, as he reviewed over his toilet the harmless pleasures of the evening, the future smiled upon him with revived attractions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr Pitman had been led to understand his guest was not good company; he had approached the gentleman with fear, and had rejoiced to find himself the entertainer of an angel.
weekly
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From this reading Michael Finsbury had acted sponsor in the business, and guaranteed the weekly bill; on the other hand, no doubt with a spice of his prevailing jocularity, he had drawn a depressing portrait of the lodger’s character.
William
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From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the morning of Sunday, William Dent Pitman rose at his usual hour, although with something more than the usual reluctance.
